This evening we spent some time looking at works by Monet and others at the North Carolina Museum of Art. We prefer to go to these special exhibitions on Member Mondays when it's not nearly as...
Blog posts from Daily life
Inklings of Christmas
Between the hectic nature of the last few weeks and the late Autumn (we still have the majority of the leaves ON the trees), Thanksgiving and Christmas managed to sneak up on us this year. But this...
Fall afternoon at the dog park
It was a beautiful fall day, so we took Riesling to the dog park. She usually starts out running along the fence line: After she's burned a bit of energy we move her to the small dog area, where she...
all I wanted was a &*%$# set of flannel sheets
We used to have a white set of flannel sheets, but as those with white sheets know, they don't stay fresh looking forever. So we bought a red set several years ago, but they don't match our very...
when Eric’s away, it’s sushi for dinner!
When Eric goes out of town I eat fish more often and it's the only time I am "allowed" to have french onion soup. It, um, stays with me, ahem, anyway... I am staying up late to pick him up at the...
new (casual and cute) shoes
I missed the first few days of NaBloShoMo, unfortunately, but I only make the 30 pairs of shoes mark when including about 9 pairs of Old Navy flip-flops. Not terribly exciting. However, after church...
Interviewing in Oregon
I've spent a good chunk of today in the air, flying to Oregon for an interview this week. Thankfully I had my Zen media player with me, allowing me to watch several episodes of the Long Way Around,...
it’s just not Saturday without college football
We start every Saturday in the fall with breakfast while enjoying College GameDay with Chris, Lee, and Kirk. It's a rare day when football isn't on from mid-morning through late evening. I was all...
there’s room enough for all in my lap
Apparently. (whatcha looking at mama?) Here I am just minding my own business, looking up B&B information for our upcoming trip to Buffalo later this month, when WHAM! All of a sudden a sleepy...
we finally have a HD DVD player
For those that don't know, for the past several years a format war has been taking place over the next generation of DVDs. The two competing formats are HD DVD and BluRay. Both offer a...
oh yeah, it’s fall!
We had to turn the heat on for the first time in months when we returned from Florida as the house was a cool 62 degrees in the middle of the afternoon. Eric is the designated...
out to dinner with gram in St. Pete
We landed in Tampa this afternoon on a trip to both visit my grandmother and allow Eric to give a talk at Eckerd College (our alma mater) on Wednesday. We picked gram up for an early dinner around 5...
pink roses
Eric sent me an article from CNN this morning about a woman who is suing her florist because he provided light pink hydrangeas when she asked for rust-colored ones. Nevermind that she payed way too...
why SEC football is the best
The BCS rankings came out this week and we were not at all surprised to see the SEC conference boasting the most ranked teams. In fact, the Eastern division has more ranked teams than all other...
which would you rather be?
I finally found a wonderful hairstylist to call my very own and whilst sitting in her chair she asked me if I had any kids. I said no, but we did have a dog and she and I agreed that it was a lot of...
first prize for biggest ears!
This past Saturday, pup and I attended SchnOctoberFest to support the wonderful folks who made Riesling's rescue possible. This year I donated a custom pet portrait as a raffle prize and I was...
NC Museum of Art, on Google Maps
I heard about this awhile back, but was reminded of it recently... this is the satellite view of the art museum in Raleigh. Notice anything? They used various elements, including the outdoor stadium...
Thanks FDIC!
Scanning the news headlines this morning I noticed this curious title: "Government shuts down NetBank." Hmmm, we have an account with them... So I read the story and find out the FDIC (the Federal...
Our Itinerary
2025 Trips
Tampa Bay, FL (Jan)
Buenos Aires, Argentina (Feb)
Villa la Angostura, Argentina (Feb)
Bariloche, Argentina (Feb)
Iguazu Falls, Argentina + Brazil (Feb)
Miami, FL (Feb)
Richmond, VA (Mar)
Boston, MA (Apr)
Kathmandu, Nepal (May)
Bhutan (May)
Doha, Qatar (May)
Bristol + London, UK (Jul)
Long Island, NY (Jul)
Slovenia (Sep)
Treviso, Italy (Sep)
Bologna, Italy (Sep)
Turin, Italy (Oct)
2024 Trips
San Diego, CA (Jan)
Sarasota, FL (Feb)
Madrid, Spain (Mar)
Valencia, Spain (Mar+Apr)
Palma, Mallorca (Apr)
Croatia (May)
Long Island, NY (July)
Faroe Islands (Aug)
London, UK (Sept)
Puglia, Italy (Sept)
Matera, Italy (Oct)
Rome, Italy (Oct)
Mosel Valley, Germany (Oct)
Frankfurt, Germany (Oct)
London + Manchester, UK (Dec)
2023 Trips
San Diego (Jan)
Orlando (Feb)
Richmond, VA (Apr)
Northern Italy (Apr)
NC Mountains (May)
Long Island (Jul)
Wisconsin (Aug)
Chicago (Aug)
Oak Island, NC (Sept)
Brooklyn, NY (Sept)
Bordeaux + Rugby World Cup (Sep)
Castilla y León (Sep)
Seychelles (Nov)
Willamette Valley (Dec)